Rail Heritage WA Archive Photo Gallery

A picture tells a thousand words - and in historical research,
a picture may often show something for which no words have been written.

Rail Heritage WA has collected photographs and images over many years and these are available for research purposes thanks to the assistance of Lotterywest.
Please contact our archivist if you would like full size images or more information:

Most viewed

P06784314 viewsAN class 413 Vice Regal carriage, en route to Dwellingup, PN line, end and side view.

P07017314 views6 of 7 photos of the construction of the Cue - Big Bell railway, NR line, laying final pair of rails

P07273314 views1 of 6 views of the derailment of D class 387 on No. 42 Mixed derailed at "Cape Horn", Boya, M line, loco derailed and laying on side. Date of derailment 25/10/1927

P09806314 viewsPMR class 730, station building, signal box, footbridge, shunting into back sidings, Subiaco. ER line.

P12113314 viewsY class 1105, Mundijong Junction accident. SWR line.

T00807314 viewsRA class 1910 in International safety orange livery, Kwinana, heading a train of XN class hoppers with a Z class brakevan coupled next to the loco.

T03673314 viewsStation buildings, Sawyers Valley, M line, trackside view

T04242314 viewsHamersley Iron Comeng rebuild C636R class 3014, rebuilt from Alco C636 class of the same number, Dampier, 7 Mile workshops,

P13299314 viewsXA class 1406 "UNGARINYIN", XA class "NILIGARA" double heading on the "Albany Progress", Perth Station, view from the Barrack street Bridge looking along the train.

P01536314 viewsWestrail Centre, interior view, refreshment area

P01614314 viewsH class loco, WSH class ballast hoppers, at Wooroloo Bridge on the Avon Valley line, during construction. same as P0872

P01618314 viewsStairway from the Horseshoe Bridge to the station forecourt, new, Perth station, view up the stairway.

P01620314 viewsRotary coal unloader, South Fremantle Power House, view along the top of the wagons into the unloader

P02230314 viewsW class and other locos, East Perth Loco depot, view from across the tracks looking at the Perth end

P02730314 viewsMSA class 468 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, side and rear view, derailed, Kalgoorlie, EGR line.

P02810314 viewsT class 171, side view.

P02830314 viewsE class steam locomotive taking on water, good strain heading east, Chidlow, ER line.

P02887314 viewsMRWA G class 50 diesel locomotive about too leave Pinjarra with an empty stock movement to Forrestfield with ARHS vintage carriages ARA class 351, AYS class 461, AV class 425, ZJA class 431, AM class 313, AQZ class 423, AQM class 292, ARA class 356, Hotham Valley ARM class 347, AQZ class 424, AZ class 436 and 439, AQL class 290, AZ class 434 and 435, AQZ class 420, AV class 426 and ZJ class 367, front and side view.

P03409314 viewsW class 908 steam locomotive and Australind set on ARHS South West Flyer tour, taking on water, front and side view, Pinjarra, SWR line.